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Recent Examples of dramedy
The dramedy stars Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ayo Edebiri and Kumail Nanjiani, according to IMBD.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
In episode four of Season 3 of the HBO dramedy satire show, Timothy Ratliff’s empire is on the brink of collapse after the feds caught on with his company’s money laundering and bribery.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
The Emmy-winning dramedy from Showtime — about a plane crash and a cannibalistic girls’ soccer team — earned Ricci her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2022.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Lively was asked a nearly identical question about reuniting with Kendrick for the sequel to the twisty 2018 dramedy A Simple Favor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
In episode four of Season 3 of the HBO dramedy satire show, Timothy Ratliff’s empire is on the brink of collapse after the feds caught on with his company’s money laundering and bribery.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
The Emmy-winning dramedy from Showtime — about a plane crash and a cannibalistic girls’ soccer team — earned Ricci her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2022.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Lively was asked a nearly identical question about reuniting with Kendrick for the sequel to the twisty 2018 dramedy A Simple Favor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramedy
Noun
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Smashing a watermelon with a giant mallet to the messy delight of audiences, Leo Gallagher became one of the biggest comedy acts of the 1980s and shot to superstardom.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Again, there’s no hard and fast definition for what constitutes a dumb comedy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Directed by Josef Hader The soil of the Austrian countryside is rich with tragicomedy in writer-director-star Hader’s second feature as a director after 2017’s Wild Mouse.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Alas, Godwin’s gentle take on the tragicomedy misses the explosive nature of this moment, the desperation these characters feel to change their fate right now or live and die steeped in stifling ennui.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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While the Hallmark series is a far cry from the melodrama of his soapier work, the actor compared When Calls the Heart’s passionate fanbase to that of General Hospital.—
John Russell,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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How a 30-year-old singer, born in Argentina and raised in Spain, manages to channel the smoldering melodrama of Latin music’s golden era with such uncanny precision remains a bit of a mystery.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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About Town Indie Rock As Father John Misty, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Tillman stages albums as little psychodramas.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Finally, Winter Park Playhouse has cemented its lineup of new musicals that will receive staged readings at the Florida Festival of New Musicals.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Both theaters have also staged musicals in the past.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The rush occurred mere weeks before Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach’s planned announcement of their spa updates; the tragedy in Los Angeles simply moved up the timeline for the quiet, coastal community’s merits as a luxury wellness hub.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And that March, tragedy struck when three people died in a fatal crowd surge at her concert with Finesse2tymes in Rochester, N.Y.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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In an early form of influencer marketing, Allgood arranged for a live opossum to appear onstage with Anna Held, Broadway’s most popular musical comedy star.—
Howard Dorre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Not to be confused with New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramedy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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